Japan’s universities turn to hospitals for financial pain relief

This graph shows that Japan’s top-ranked universities now rely on their hospitals for about 40 per cent of their income as they struggle with deep cuts in government spending.

Published on

January 5, 2017

Last updated

February 16, 2017

Source: Center for National University Finance and Management (2001) and MEXT (2015) On the Actual Situation of National University Corporations

Note: Public expenditure includes operating budget, competitive research grants and others

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